Randy Newman - Lonely at the Top

[themainjackal]

20 oscar nominations.... i think that says it all

[guess777]

How could Frank Sinatra reject his music !!

[rockermanmatt]

@GarbageRock Not a complete asshole, he was one of the first major influences in the American black rights movement. Apart from that I think he was an asshole.

[PlainAverageRob]

Ohhhhh, "Lonely at the top" i get it!

[fionesidhe]

I was at one of Randy's concerts in the mid-seventies with my best buds. Just before the line, "Go on and love me, I don't care", my friend, Kim, (who wasn't as clued in to Newman as some of us) yelled, "I love you Randy!!!!. Hilarious. Love it.

[christos7165]

i m so lonely

[steve620]

Love this song!

[ettajames2luv]

@GarbageRock-O.K.! I was just passing along some information....... but thanks for sharing!

[ShazadeyKurdii]

just plain, straight, honest and true.

[ettajames2luv]

Confessions of a music geek: I'm reading Randy's Newman's Bio. (American Dreams) and lovin' all the back stories to all the songs. Never knew this was written about Frank Sinatra for Frank Sinatra. But Frank rejected the song.

[betterworld2go]

TOP !

[eisenmenger14]

Wasn't this on toy story?

[betterworld2go]

yea,  he,... mr. Trump... well.. you can help yourself.... give all you $'s to the poor kids..love you...

[omarrajan]

if you're arguing about that, you don't understand Randy Newman

[mythillogic]

"I was gonna make this solo more exciting, but for television I had to calm it down a little"--- LOL! Didn't he also do "Rednecks" on this show? He didn't calm THAT one down a little if he's concerned about what will fly on TV!

[jtpvg]

@mythillogic well when he did this it was a different time and the word he used in the song rednecks was acceptable in those days sadly enough.. Today it's like people saying black folks on tv. He wasn't trying to be racist in the song but simple minded people took it that way..

[isanhiro]

@poltronafrau

Are you kidding me? "Ching Chang"? You aughta be ashamed of yourself.

[septembergal10]

mmmm ~ fantastic song

[juanmanuelvarela]

genial

[Zaneterrr]

wath the year ?

[bouchard9m]

i love this song!

[harvey1954]

A song originally written for Frank Sinatra, but he didn't get it and passed on it.

[TOERAG54]

Anyone know the song that starts,What you wanna come round here for,thought you with your uptown friends,

[zasudefazhu]

@TOERAG54 That's Little Criminals

[TOERAG54]

@zasudefazhu Thank you.

[hokuroza]

この曲めちゃくちゃ好きだ！

[poltronafrau]

@hokuroza changchang ching chang

[eisenmenger14]

wasnt this on toy story?

[Hoboscouts]

@eisenmenger14 no

[eisenmenger14]

@Hoboscouts hahahaha i was kidding

[TheMastapuff]

dax covered this???

[tbcougar]

I really can't stop of listening to this song. I have thought of a million coverages our band can do but this is unique. An Andy Warhol and a Woody Allen combination... Fantastiko!

[mysticmissus]

A very underrated singer/songwriter. His dry lyrics are brilliant! Love him!

[Elvisguy]

checking the copyright dates now to see who and when this song was written...check out my "lonely at the top" video/song!

[grainofsandfan]

Wish Dylan would sit at the piano and sing.

They are of the same generation. Newman feels comfortable behind the piano. Dylan uses it as an instrument to compose on. That's good but it's a performance instrument.

Get with it, Bob. You can do it. You can.

[mythillogic]

@grainofsandfan -- I agree with you about Dylan, it would be great to see him play some more piano. I imagine you like his 'New Morning' album; if you haven't heard it, go get it immediately. GREAT album, my favorite Dylan. I had never thought about it, but it is kind of similar to Randy Newman's stuff in some ways.

[Andalbanon]

Nice!

Dax Riggs has been covering this song lately....great version, to be sure!

[looow]

♥

[sarcasminacan]

I LOVE THIS MAN'S MUSIC! I just dig it so much...

[sgtsonny]

fantastic song!

[CA95814]

WHY, when Randy has done this soooo very well thereafter, can we not see it.

so much for the internet and youtube. 2009

[pl2804]

absolut genial

[Threesom666]

great load.

[awesomesauce012696]

@Threesom666 thats what he said